The End of Catholic Mexico : Causes and Consequences of the Mexican Reforma (1855-1861) Hardback
by David Allen Gilbert
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In The End of Catholic Mexico: Causes and Consequences of the Mexican Reforma (1855-1861), historian David A.
Gilbert provides a new interpretation of one of the defining events of Mexican history: the Reforma.
During this period, Mexico transformed from a Catholic confessional state to a modern secular nation, sparking a three-year civil war in the process.
While past accounts of the Reforma have foregrounded its class dimensions and portrayed it as a liberal triumph over conservative elites, Gilbert instead argues that the Reforma was a religious war fueled two competing interpretations of the Catholic faith.
These competing interpretations, Gilbert contends, generated sharp disagreements about Mexico's future, which further polarized the country and led to a culture war centered on religion. Gilbert's fresh account of this pivotal moment in Mexican history will be of interest to scholars of Latin American religious history, nineteenth-century church history, and US historians of the antebellum republic.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:314 pages
- Publisher:Vanderbilt University Press
- Publication Date:30/04/2024
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- ISBN:9780826506443
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Pre-OrderFree UK DeliveryThis title is available for pre-order
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:314 pages
- Publisher:Vanderbilt University Press
- Publication Date:30/04/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9780826506443